Although the customer did not specify tight-buffered or loose-tube gel-filled fiber-optic cable for an outdoor application, you would rather use the former and stay away from ...
In large-scale installations, it is important to have an efficient, time- and labor-saving labeling and documentation scheme. With all the information required to document what...
Technicians sometimes face unique challenges when they are installing cabling in manufacturing facilities, processing environments, warehouses and occupied offices. They have ...
There is a new buzzword in the telecommunications cabling industry today--zone distribution. This new cabling distribution method can result in significant cost savings over conventiona...
Finding out after the walls have been sealed that a telecommunications cable run is shorted or noisy can be a problem. You may have to fish a new cable into place or use cable...
Q: In 1991, the University of Massachusetts at Amherst did a complete rewire for a new Ericsson telephone system. They ran a new Tex-Arcana unrated 8-pair wire to each station...
Q: I have just been handed a serious setback by my data cabling company. A few years ago, while wiring our dorms for phones, we installed a 6-pair Category 3 cable to each residence...
At this winter`s annual meeting of BICSI (Tampa, FL), I saw the term for the first time in print--Category 6. It was barely two years ago that I was reporting the frustration ...
AT&T (Murray Hill, NJ) has announced that it has selected a new name for its systems and technologies company--Lucent Technologies. The word "lucent" means "marked by clarity"...
Acknowledging the limitations imposed by old wiring systems, the project team designed the cabling infrastructure to satisfy Sandia`s current requirements and industry cabling...
By overwhelming majorities, both houses of the U.S. Congress passed sweeping telecommunications reform legislation that is mainly deregulatory in thrust. By votes of 414-16 and...
Dan Bart, vice president for standards and technology of the Electronic Industries Association (EIA) and Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) (Arlington, VA), has been...
Four Site Master analyzers measure return loss and distance-to-fault on analog and digital radio-frequency transmission lines. They offer segmented coverage in the 25- to 3300...
The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA, Arlington, VA) is responsible for the central standards governing residential and commercial premises and campus-wide cabling...
Caddy Cablecat fasteners suit Category 5 and other high-performance data-transmission cables. The fasteners offer a wide, flat base loop with rounded, smooth edges to eliminate...
Techlink for Windows enables users to access data from OpenUptime integrated customer-service software via laptop or other remote device. The software offers upload and download...
Self-adhesive labels meet EIA/TIA standards for color coding patch and splice products. Pantone colors are defined for demarcation point, network connections, common equipment...
The FRS-10 singlemode fault locator uses OTDR technology to identify cable faults at distances of more than 10 km. The locator features single-button operation, switch-selectable...
The technology for cable-pulling equipment has remained stable for decades, according to manufacturers. Randy Minor, senior product manager at the Wiring Device-Kellems Division...
Bottom-hinged, wall-mounted brackets open for rear access and termination. The brackets offer the standard EIA hole pattern and mount 19 inch wide patch panels.
Wall-mounted voice and data faceplates provide modular plug-and-play jacks and connectors. The faceplates are available in four-port, single gang and eight-port, dual-gang versions...
Stainless-steel electronics enclosures protect against dust and moisture and provide EMI/RFI suppression. The enclosures` standard panel widths are 19, 24 and 30 inches. Vertical...
Ty-fast one-piece cable ties are UL-listed for wire bundles that range from 1/16 to 4 inches in diameter. Available in 11 sizes, the ties are used in wire-harness fabrication ...
A 16-page pocket-sized reference guide highlights the key points of the EIA/TIA-569 and TIA/EIA-607 standards. The booklet also describes the architectural design elements of ...
